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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Annual reunion of Pegram Battalion Association in the Hall of House of Delegates, Richmond, Va., May 21st, 1886. (search)
s were now marching straight upon his guns. Not until the enemy were within eight hundred yards did these batteries open fire. Before the storm of shot and shell the enemy broke and fled. Again the Grand Divisions (as they were then called) of Hooker and Franklin came surging up, and pierced the gap between Lane and Archer. Jackson's second line was now advanced, and the enemy speedily driven back. In both attacks the picked guns performed superb service, but their loss was severe. Not onldiscussing the days they counted happiest in their lives, one of them asked him, Well, Colonel, what day do you reckon your happiest? Oh! said he promptly, the day I had sixty guns under me at Chancellorsville, galloping down the turnpike after Hooker and his people. Soon after Chancellorsville he sought and obtained leave of absence to visit his home. While there he was prostrated by a severe attack of fever and was rallying but slowly when news came that the army was in motion. Rumor co
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Ceremonies connected with the unveiling of the statue of General Robert E. Lee, at Lee circle, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 22, 1884. (search)
Lee, with fifty-seven thousand men, confronted Hooker, the new Federal commander, with one hundred ag, and demonstrated against Lee's front, while Hooker, with the bulk of his army, swept around Lee'slorsville, vigorously assaulted the advance of Hooker and soon placed that portion of the Federal arce of Early, and come thundering on his rear. Hooker must be disposed of promptly, or all was lost. Hooker had seventy-five thousand men well entrenched, which was increased to ninety thousand beford remaining with only fourteen thousand men in Hooker's front, he sent Jackson with the rest of his army to march across Hooker's line of battle clear around his right, and there, to dash upon his fla wounded Jackson), again touched elbows, swept Hooker's army out of its works at Chancellorsville anling and broken back upon the Rappahannock. Hooker thus disposed of, now for Sedgwick. Early hadof Chancellorsville, at the close of which General Hooker found his army, demoralized by defeat and [1 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), First Maryland campaign. (search)
McClellan's plan was to throw the corps of Hooker, Mansfield, and Sumner, supported by Franklin his, but subsidiary. At daylight on the 17th, Hooker opened the battle by fiercely attacking JacksoD. H. Hill's brave men came to the rescue, and Hooker's corps was broken in pieces. Mansfield, who was close behind Hooker, came to his assistance, and once more ensued a struggle of the fiercest anto renew the attack. Mansfield had fallen and Hooker had been borne wounded from the field. Now iting Sedgwick's division, followed the track of Hooker and Mansfield and moved against Jackson's weakDunker church. Sumner found that at this time Hooker's corps was not only repulsed but dispersed. I took to belong to Mansfield's command. General Hooker's corps was dispersed. There is no question of time between the movements of the First (Hooker's), Twelfth (Mansfield's), and Second (Sumner'y effective resistance in case of attack; that Hooker's, Mansfield's, and his own corps had suffered[1 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address before the Virginia division of Army of Northern Virginia, at their reunion on the evening of October 21, 1886. (search)
in the way. Can't feed them nor use them. I want reinforcements, not recruits. Records War of Rebellion, Volume V, page 961. But it was one of the most remarkable features of the war that without foundries, and without men skilled in such work, and cut off as we were from the rest of the world by the blockade, without facilities of any kind, the South developed her resources and armed her troops. True, General Banks was our chief quartermaster in the early part of 1862, and Pope and Hooker our ordnance officers. But with no other except this adventitious aid, Mr. Davis was able to report to Congress in his message in January, 1863: Our armies are larger, better disciplined, and more thoroughly armed and equipped than at any previous period of the war. The energies of a whole nation devoted to the single object of success in this war have accomplished marvels, and many of our trials have, by a beneficent Providence, been converted into blessings. The magnitude of the per
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Chancellorsville. (search)
dgwick were his scapegoats, and for some years Hooker's views gained credence. His course renders nficient brothers in arms. The troops accepted Hooker with the utmost heartiness. He had been identy of the Potomac had remained at Falmouth till Hooker personally reached Chancellorsville. After thalong the pike, but Barlow had been ordered by Hooker to join Sickles. General Devens made several itions within fifteen minutes after receipt of Hooker's dispatch, but it was after midnight before hhere defeated the entire Army of the Potomac. Hooker himself, with his battle worn veterans, had thh headquarters. Up to this time, be it noted, Hooker in nowise reflected on Sedgwick's tardiness, tcircumstances, and after hearing all opinions, Hooker decided to retire. A new line was accordingsts the glory due His name. Two years later Hooker, in his testimony before the Committee on the the campaign a defeat. Up to Thursday noon, Hooker's manoeuvre was a pronounced success. His sub[60 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Recollections of Fredericksburg.—From the morning of the 20th of April to the 6th of May, 1863. (search)
w ordered to engage Hooker. Early on the 5th, Hooker, perplexed by his Dutch entanglement, and alar threaten and hold Lee at Fredericksburg until Hooker could slip through the Wilderness and fall upo confronted Hooker on the 1st of May, why were Hooker and Sedgwick both inactive? They knew that Lentil Jackson gained the extreme right flank of Hooker's army on the 2d with fully half of Lee's army, and drove back the right wing of Hooker's army upon his centre. Then Sedgwick began to move in earnest on the 3d of May, and Hooker remained on the defensive with his ninety thousand against forty-—on the 4th of May, and in hearing distance of Hooker, drive Sedgwick, with his twenty thousand, acrker and Sedgwick would have prevailed. If General Hooker had prudently remained at Chancellorsvillend returned toward Chancellorsville and struck Hooker on his left flank, drove in his left wing uponwas not the real Beauregard, or Hill, or Hood; Hooker was not the real Johnston or Longstreet. Robe[22 more...]